A man who was stabbed twice in the torso recanted the original story he told police, who will not investigate the case.

The man, 44, initially told officers that he was walking down 29th Avenue when he was approached from behind by someone he did not know, Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Capt. Loyd Baker said Friday.

The victim told officers that the man said “You’re the one I’ve been looking for” before stabbing his upper torso and left arm pit with an unknown weapon.

Investigators spoke to the victim and other witnesses before concluding that the initial story was false, Homicide Unit assistant commander Lt. Kip Hart said later on Friday.

The man did not want to prosecute and was released from DCH Regional Medical Center after being treated for wounds that were not life-threatening.